screwnicorn_ t1_ivuir3e wrote on November 10, 2022 at 6:31 PM

I thought they were called baobab, is it the same thing?

Xeraxx t1_ivuv9c9 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 7:53 PM

> the boab and baobabs belong to the same genus. Of the eight baobab species, two are found on the African mainland and the others inhabit the African island of Madagascar, the unrivalled botanical epicentre for the genus

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2019/07/how-did-the-iconic-boab-tree-get-to-australia/

OneLostOstrich t1_ivvl15n wrote on November 10, 2022 at 10:48 PM

They are both baobab trees. Why it's called boab, I have no idea.

They are all among the Adansonias.